Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-07-26

were won by Miss Johnston, of Macon,
Ga, and Joe Lane Sterne, of Virginia,
who caused much amusement by his i'm
mediate exhibitions of paternal tenderness.
A MEXICAN VETERAN TRAINED THE VIC
| TUR,
Miss Littlefield is said to he unconquer-
sble nj euchre and always carries OFF the
| first prize OF the game. She Is here with
her uncle, Capt. Stanley, of South Caro-
| lima. noted OctOgenarian OF the Mexican
war, and u champion whist and card play
| er. IL is under his training that his young
niece, Miss Littlefeld, for whom he ex-
hibits the affection of father, has become
50 accomplished at euchre. Capt Stanley,
though in the eighties, is a hale, hearty
and active man, with the elasticity OF youth
| in health and spirits. lie is an annual
visitor at the White and attributes his re
storation from disease contracted during
service in Mexico and his subsequent health
entirely to the use OF White Sulphur
Springs water.
FAIR WOMEN AND BRAVE MEN.
Miss Loulu Gilbert, of Brooklyn, is one
of the haudsomeSt and most attractive
young ladies ut the White.
Judge Gilbert-his daughters, both of
whom are gifted women, have visited the
White beforehand return to 1t with
preference for the place and n cordlality for
its visitors more especially the Southern
people, that is truly Virginian, and which
insures them like cordiality and hearty
welcome in return.
DIR. cambridge and daughter-Miss Lulu
cambridge, of Cincinnati--are among the
most prominent guests, and occupy their
cottage, ~ usual, in Baltimore row.
Mrs. w. Dalton Warren, (mee Dandrldge),
now resident in Colorado, is greatly missed
by her many friends from the cambridge
party.
The Gillian Minister and family have
arrived. Mrs. Cana is conspicuously hand
some. Though not entirely fluent in Eng
lish, she is interesting in conversation, ami
Senior Cana and herself have made most
agreeable impression.
Gen. RoSser, of Confederate fame, is
among the conspicuous arrivals. The
General will ever bear about him an air OF
the dashiug cavalryman and the
gallant gentleman that he is. He meets
here with a number of old friends with
whom the struggles of the war were
shared, and who are now greatly enter
tanned by his talks of the great west and
the growing interests there which have in
duced him to make it one OF his present
homes.
Gen. Roger A. Pryor is also here. Time
lays his finger gently on the General, whose
locks are still of raven hue and his step
and carriage as elastic as boys. The
bar of Virginia is further represented by
several eminent men-Mr. Leigh X. Page,
w. l.. Rovall, of Richmond; Thomas Ran
som and Judge Hugh Shelley, of Staun-
ton; Il. II. Baker and b. Tunstall, of
Norfolk; Charles T. StringfellOw and
Thomas Seldom, of Richmond, and others.
bellies OF THE BALL ROOM.
The ball room here is now brilliant in
the evening with its crowd OF bellies aud
heauX. Among the former who are much
admired are Miss Hannewhicker, of Rich
mond, and Miss Otelia Cullen; Miss Reed,
of ST. Louis; Miss Valce of ST.. LOuis, and
Miss lungerich, OF Philadelphia. Miss
Iungerich is soon to leave for Europe.
Mrs. S G. Kellogg, of Washington,
most charming woman, is here with her
little daughter and with party of young
ladies who are much admired; they are the
Misses Petit, Miss Tallman aud Miss
Jacobs, all Of Louisville. The Misses Pet
til are already well.knOwn among the
White Sulphur bellies. Miss Tallman is
extremely attractive, and Miss Jacobs is
said to add to her beauties the charm of
having the prettiest foot on the grounds
The haudsOmest brunette beauty here ~
Miss Mary McCaw, of Richmond. Miss
McCaw is not going ut all into gay society
this season, hut il much sought and adj
mired in the quieter circle of the parlor.
She is the daughter o! DIR. James W. Me-
Cav, ana is popular alike with gentlemen
and ladies.
The hot term is still prevailing here,
and is Of such duration that old visitors
can recall no parallel to it at the White.
The guests now number about SOO or
something over it, aud by every train
there are large numbers of arrivals.